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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Real New Yorker?

This week's Time Out New York (of which I'm a faithful subscriber) includes "The Essential NYC Quiz" to separate the real Noo Yawkers from the faux. Here's a sampling of questions (I'll post the answers in "Comment."):

1. MetLife is to Pan Am as Sony is to:A. IBMB. AT&TC. TrumpD. Mutual of New York

2. Which of the following wasn't invented in New York?A. The OreoB. Baked AlaskaC. Caesar SaladD. Pasta primavera

3. Whose death were the patrons of the Stonewall Inn mourning on the night of the "Stonewall revolution"?A. Judy GarlandB. John LennonC. Marilyn MonroeD. Edie Sedgwick4. An egg cream traditionally contains:A. eggsB. creamC. Eggs and creamD. None of the above

5. You walk south on Fifth Avenue until the road dead-ends. What do you see in front of you?A. The original Whitney MuseumB. Jefferson Market LibraryC. Washington Square ArchD. Duane Reade

6. On Sundays in NYC, you are legally allowed to start drinking at what time?A. 6amB. NoonC. 4pmD. Anytime you want

8. The nickname Gotham came from a work by which author?A. Washington IrvingB. Lewis CarrollC. Samuel ClemensD. Nathanael West9. How did the "21" Club get its name?A. You had to be 21 to enterB. It originally had 21 membersC. The club's address was 21D. During Prohibition, members had to knock twice and then once to gain entrance

10. What is Manhattan's oldest public building in continual use?A. St. Paul's ChapelB . Gracie MansionC. Cathedral of St. John the DivineD. City Hall

That's just ten of over 100 questions. How'd ya' do? (I'm not quite a real New Yorker, yet.)

You'd better watch out, Mary. An invitation like that is hard to resist. I have a friend who goes to NYC every six weeks to get her hair done (crazy, but true). Perhaps I'll tag along on one of her hair adventures, and we could meet for lunch. I'm also still hoping to get into the City sometime before Christmas so the kids can see all the holiday displays and some NYC landmarks. Maybe you could meet the whole bunch of us for dinner? Something to think about anyway. I love New York!